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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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